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Luigi De Benedictis

ResearcherPsychiatrie et addictologieUniversité de Montréal

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Luigi De Benedictis

Researcher

Psychiatrie et addictologie

Health Sciences

Université de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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7 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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Research

Mental Health Psychosis Disorders Psychotherapy Treatment For Cannabis Use Disorder Virtual Reality Therapy

Latest papers

Virtual Reality-Assisted Therapy Compared to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Patients With Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia: Assessor-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.
JMIR mental health · 2026
Distinct neural responses to punishment anticipation in violent and non-violent individuals with schizophrenia.
European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026
Effect of personalized dorsolateral prefrontal cortex neuromodulation on default mode connectivity and working memory in schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
Psychiatry research. Neuroimaging · 2026

All 13 publications

Latest funding

Innovative virtual reality-based psychotherapy for the treatment of cannabis use disorder in patients with psychotic disorders.
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
Connecting educational and health researchers to tackle the co-emergence of health and educational inequities at a crucial junction of the life course
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$11,083

All 2 grants and awards

13 publications.

Virtual Reality-Assisted Therapy Compared to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Patients With Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia: Assessor-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.

Beaudoin M, Potvin S, Giguère S, Giguère CÉ, Aardema F, Abdel-Baki A, De Benedictis L, Lipp O, Lalonde P, Stip E, Fortier A, Phraxayavong K, Dumais A

JMIR mental health2026

DOI: 10.2196/106791 PMID: 42748056

Distinct neural responses to punishment anticipation in violent and non-violent individuals with schizophrenia.

Fortier A, Dumais A, Athanassiou M, Lipp O, de Benedictis L, Zouaoui I, Tikàsz A, Potvin S

European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00406-026-02252-8 PMID: 42056262

Effect of personalized dorsolateral prefrontal cortex neuromodulation on default mode connectivity and working memory in schizophrenia spectrum disorders.

Grot S, De Benedictis L, Bougeard A, Albouy P, Stip E, Potvin S, Orban P

Psychiatry research. Neuroimaging2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2025.112093 PMID: 41364985

Corticolimbic Structural Deficits in Violent Patients with Schizophrenia.

Athanassiou M, Dumais A, Zouaoui I, Fortier A, de Benedictis L, Lipp O, Tikàsz A, Potvin S

Brain sciences2025

DOI: 10.3390/brainsci15030224 PMID: 40149746

Acceptability, engagement, and efficacy of cognitive remediation for cognitive outcomes in young adults with first-episode psychosis and social anxiety: A randomized-controlled trial

Thibaudeau E, Bowie CR, Montreuil T, Baer L, Lecomte T, Joober R, Abdel-Baki A, Jarvis GE, Margolese HC, De Benedictis L

Psychiatry Research20243 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116243

Manualized group cognitive behavioral therapy for social anxiety in first-episode psychosis: a randomized controlled trial

Lepage M, Bowie CR, Montreuil T, Baer L, du Sert OP, Lecomte T, Joober R, Abdel-Baki A, Jarvis GE, Margolese HC

Psychological Medicine202318 citations

DOI: 10.1017/s0033291721005328

Predictors of treatment attrition of cognitive health interventions in first episode psychosis

Au‐Yeung C, Bowie CR, Montreuil T, Baer LH, Lecomte T, Joober R, Abdel‐Baki A, Jarvis GE, Margolese HC, De Benedictis L

Early Intervention in Psychiatry20236 citations

DOI: 10.1111/eip.13391

The processing of angry faces in schizophrenia patients with a history of suicide: An fMRI study examining brain activity and connectivity.

Athanassiou M, Dumais A, Iammatteo V, De Benedictis L, Dubreucq JL, Potvin S

Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2021.110253 PMID: 33485961

Online and Recovery-Oriented Support Groups Facilitated by Peer Support Workers in Times of COVID-19: Protocol for a Feasibility Pre-Post Study.

Pelletier JF, Houle J, Goulet MH, Juster RP, Giguère CÉ, Bordet J, Hénault I, Lesage A, De Benedictis L, Denis F, Ng R

JMIR research protocols2020

DOI: 10.2196/22500 PMID: 33259326

The Early Impact of the Covid-19 Emergency on Mental Health Workers: A Survey in Lombardy, Italy.

Rapisarda F, Vallarino M, Cavallini E, Barbato A, Brousseau-Paradis C, De Benedictis L, Lesage A

International journal of environmental research and public health2020

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17228615 PMID: 33233513

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Luigi De Benedictis

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Virtual Reality-Assisted Therapy Compared to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Patients With Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia: Assessor-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.

Distinct neural responses to punishment anticipation in violent and non-violent individuals with schizophrenia.

Effect of personalized dorsolateral prefrontal cortex neuromodulation on default mode connectivity and working memory in schizophrenia spectrum disorders.

Corticolimbic Structural Deficits in Violent Patients with Schizophrenia.

Acceptability, engagement, and efficacy of cognitive remediation for cognitive outcomes in young adults with first-episode psychosis and social anxiety: A randomized-controlled trial

Manualized group cognitive behavioral therapy for social anxiety in first-episode psychosis: a randomized controlled trial

Predictors of treatment attrition of cognitive health interventions in first episode psychosis

The processing of angry faces in schizophrenia patients with a history of suicide: An fMRI study examining brain activity and connectivity.

Online and Recovery-Oriented Support Groups Facilitated by Peer Support Workers in Times of COVID-19: Protocol for a Feasibility Pre-Post Study.

The Early Impact of the Covid-19 Emergency on Mental Health Workers: A Survey in Lombardy, Italy.

Innovative virtual reality-based psychotherapy for the treatment of cannabis use disorder in patients with psychotic disorders.

Connecting educational and health researchers to tackle the co-emergence of health and educational inequities at a crucial junction of the life course

Frequent collaborators

Alexandre Dumais

Alain Lesage

Tina Montreuil

Amal Abdel-Baki

Martin Lepage

Ridha Joober

Amal Abdel-Baki

Ridha Joober

Martin Lepage

Larry Baer

Tania Lecomte

Pierre Orban

Janie Houle